What Makes One Happy? I don’t know about you, but I can tell you about me. First off, I group my happiness into two categories, short-term and long-term. My latest bit of short-term happiness comes from my car. It is a 2017 Camaro 2LT/RS with a few other goodies to go with it. She wears a…
Word of the Day: genteel Genteel (adjective) jen-TEEL Definition 1 a : of or relating to the gentry or upper class b : elegant or graceful in manner, appearance, or shape c : free from vulgarity or rudeness : polite 2 : marked by false delicacy, prudery, or affectation Examples “The Hamptons, once so genteel,…
Word of the Day: variegated variegated (adjective) VAIR-ee-uh-gay-tud Definition 1 : having discrete markings of different colors 2 : various, diverse, varied Examples The flower has bright variegated petals. “Everyone of significance in the region has multiple agendas and variegated geopolitical interests.” — Robert Robb, The Arizona Republic, 21 Aug. 2016 Did You Know? Variegated has…
What’s for Dinner? Without a doubt, after you read ‘The Taste of Honey’, you will know where your next meal comes from. Discover how the human race survives. Envision genuinely enjoying an office meeting. Appreciate & enjoy community sanctioned recreational sex. Find out what others are saying about this book. Read the reviews on Amazon and…
Interview Snippets on Mona’s Stories (Part Four) What follows is the continuation of an interview I conducted with one of my readers. I captured their notes and turned it into this update to my blog. This is Interview Mona’s Stories part 4. Q: Speaking of the Doctor. Does he have a name? A: Of course he…
Interview Snippets on Mona’s Stories (Part Three) What follows is the continuation of an interview I conducted with one of my readers. I captured their notes and turned it into this update to my blog. This is Interview Mona’s Stories part 3. Q: Do you really believe that once we survive an extinction event, our very nature…
Interview Snippets on Mona’s Stories (Part Two) What follows is the continuation of an interview I conducted with one of my readers. I captured their notes and turned it into this update to my blog. This is Interview Mona’s Stories part 2. Q: Are you an activist, passionate about stopping the practice of genetically modifying organisms?…
Interview Snippets on Mona’s Stories (Part One) What follows is the continuation of an interview I conducted with one of my readers. I captured their notes and turned it into this update to my blog. This is Interview Mona’s Stories part 1. Q: Richard, as you talk about the Mona Bendarova books, it seems to me…
Gratitude What is gratitude? The way I see it, it is being thankful for someone or something that enriched a person’s life. The way I feel when I see people buying my books. Thank you. You are all awesome. A special thank you to those that recently purchased ‘The Taste of Honey‘ and ‘Broken Steele‘….
Community Games The Olympic Games are here and already, they are half way done. Medals have been given with the winners standing on the podiums to receive their accolades and hear their national anthems. I must admit, I’ve been watching. Swimming, gymnastics, soccer (football), and rugby are just some of the sports I’ve watched. I’m…
